yowzers, I wouldn't even run it at those temps, dangerous
get some AC in the room immediately and until then explain more about why you can't used a new cooler and if you can please take some pictures as it would help us to better assist you
this would include your application of thermal paste, pics of retention brackets, etc

50-55 under load is safe... Try to stay below 60 topps if you want your CPU to last till your next upgrade though. Make sure you have good airflow in your case. Also you should fill out your System Specs under UserCP.

If you want to learn more about cooling and airflow, check out a couple of sections in my guide (link in sig). Glad that new cooler is keeping your CPU within range, but if that's stock speed then that's still way too warm. I've seen many run cooler under load with a stock 6600 and stock cooler. Hope that helps!

Well the side of my case is off and temperature is now around 43-45 degrees under load, just wondering to overclock my e6600 what voltage settings etc would i have to set it to, for a half decent overclock

Well the side of my case is off and temperature is now around 43-45 degrees under load, just wondering to overclock my e6600 what voltage settings etc would i have to set it to, for a half decent overclock

Well the side of my case is off and temperature is now around 43-45 degrees under load, just wondering to overclock my e6600 what voltage settings etc would i have to set it to, for a half decent overclock

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C2D's are good for OC-ing because at least in the lower end range (my experience) they can decently OC with no CPU voltage increase. I am fortunate with my 6300 1.86 hitting 3.36 without increasing voltage to the CPU. If I want to go higher then that, I have to increase voltage, and my AC FP 7 starts to get more heat soak and becomes less efficient. Just remember that case airflow and IN vs. OUT ratio are important when cooling and overclocking. And that overclocking your CPU also OC's other components such as the NB, memory/cpu bus, memory, etc. Maybe for starters increase your CPU voltage by 2 steps, increase the FSB by 10-20, go into windows, Orthos for 20 mins, if pass, rinse and repeat. Find an OC level that is stable and that you're content with. If Orthos fails (use Small FFT's, Priority 9 for max CPU stress), then increase your FSB/NB/CPU voltage by 1 notch when getting into higher FSB.

You should set a goal for your OC, also disable any power saving modes, lock your CPU multiplier, set PCI to 33.3, PCI-e to 100, etc. If you want more suggestions for preperation and stressing, check out my guide (link in sig), there's also plenty of guides just for Core2 OC-ing out there. Hope that helps!